Labour
Canadian Labour Congress Day of Mourning events – Eastern Canada
Canadian Labour Congress Day of Mourning events – Eastern Canada
OTTAWA — Every year on April 28, thousands of workers, friends and families of workers who have been killed or injured on the job gather at ceremonies from coast to coast to recognize the National Day of Mourning. The following is a list of events and ce...
Labour , OH&S
University of San Diego real estate team wins first place in 2024 ARGUS University Challenge
TORONTO — The 2024 winners of the 15th annual ARGUS University Challenge were re...
Labour
Ontario pension reform won’t hurt benefits: construction experts
An overhaul of Ontario’s multi-employer pension system that’s currently in the w...
Government , Labour
News Tracker: North America’s Housing Crisis
It’s no secret North America is in the throes of a housing crisis with governmen...
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Canadian Labour Congress Day of Mourning events – Eastern Canada
OTTAWA — Every year on April 28, thousands of workers, friends and families of w...
Labour , OH&S
University of San Diego real estate team wins first place in 2024 ARGUS University Challenge
TORONTO — The 2024 winners of the 15th annual ARGUS University Challenge were re...
Labour
Ontario pension reform won’t hurt benefits: construction experts
An overhaul of Ontario’s multi-employer pension system that’s currently in the w...
Government , Labour
News Tracker: North America’s Housing Crisis
It’s no secret North America is in the throes of a housing crisis with governmen...
Economic , Government , Labour , Projects , US News
Biden vows to shield U.S. steel industry by blocking Japanese merger and seeking new Chinese tariffs
PITTSBURGH - President Joe Biden promised cheering unionized steelworkers on Wed...
Economic , Government , Labour , US News
Labour force a key element of federal budget to bolster housing supply
The 2024 federal budget underlines the need to build more housing and provides m...
Government , Labour
Residential construction workforce needs to double: BuildForce
A new report from BuildForce Canada lays out in stark relief the dimensions of t...
Economic , Labour
Carpenters’ hammer home tax fraud message April 13 to 19
The Carpenters’ Union in Canada is calling on governments to take a partnership...
Government , Labour
CBTU, Alberta Building Trades double up on mental health
With the Building Trades of Alberta (BTA) leading the way, the construction trad...
Associations , Labour , OH&S
Canadian Roofing Contractors Association cautions skilled labour shortages remain
OTTAWA — While the attention and federal announcements concerning construction o...
Associations , Labour
CLAC electricians ratify new deal with City Electric
WOODBRIDGE, ONT. — Electricians employed by City Electric Inc., based in Woodbri...
Labour
Bill S-211 poised to catch construction with its guard down
Mandatory child labour and anti-slavery reporting requirements are coming to Can...
Government , Labour
Bright young minds flock to Downsview Design Jam
Representatives from Northcrest Developments enjoyed an opportunity to learn fro...
Labour
Queen’s Park supports IBEW Niagara training
NIAGARA FALLS, ONT. — The Ontario government has announced spending of $673,000...
Government , Labour
Race against the clock: The next generation of HVAC technicians
In a timed race against the clock, the next generation of HVAC and refrigeration...
Labour
Your top DCN headlines: March 25 to 29
Your top DCN headlines this week feature a compilation post on the Baltimore bri...
Economic , Government , Infrastructure , Labour , OH&S
BuildForce hikes construction workforce need estimates
BuildForce Canada has hiked its estimate of national construction workforce need...
Economic , Labour
First responder: Restoration employee Cassandra MacLeod loves being first on the scene
Some people come to the construction industry as part of a career plan. Cassandr...
Labour
Workforce pressures to continue for western provinces: BuildForce
New reports from BuildForce Canada suggest the construction industry in Canada’s...
Economic , Labour
Skills Ontario unveils pin, medal design winners
WATERLOO, ONT. — Skills Ontario has announced the winning entries from its Pin a...
Labour
Bethlenfalvy highlights infrastructure spending in Budget 2024
Ontario Minister of Finance Peter Bethlenfalvy has placed capital spending at th...
Economic , Government , Infrastructure , Labour
Feds give $4.8 million to United Brotherhood of Carpenters for apprentice supports
WOODBRIDGE, ONT. – The Government of Canada is putting $4.8 million towards the...
Government , Labour
Women Building Futures expands trades training to Ontario and Saskatchewan
ONTARIO — Women Building Futures (WBF) has received $2.6 million in funding to p...
Labour
New Winnipeg director of development has ambitious plans for city
In mid-2023, Hazel Borys was appointed Winnipeg’s director of planning, property...
Labour
EllisDon PM loves challenge of big projects
The Vancouver Island Construction Association’s reigning U40 Person of the Year...
Labour
Manitoba Women in Design book showcases pioneers of the built environment
Women were late entering the architecture, engineering and construction fields i...
Labour
First participants of introduction to millwrighting program for women graduate
COURTICE, ONT. — On International Women’s Day (March 8) the Millwright Regional...
Labour
Powerline technician Melissa Dawe weathers all kinds of storms to help others
Although not wanting to go into too many details, Connect Atlantic Utility Servi...
Labour
BuildForce Canada report gives associations a ‘leg to stand on’ for immigration reform
A new BuildForce Canada report brought together different groups in the construc...
Economic , Labour
Helmets to Hardhats celebrates the contributions of tradeswomen throughout Canada
OTTAWA — Helmets to Hardhats (H2H) recently recognized and celebrated the contri...
Labour
The Trades TV show creator inspired by personal experience, his family and local tradespeople
They have a saying in the film and television industry: Write what you know. Ry...
Labour
Project manager Melanie Knowles paving her own path forward in construction
Not only was she eastern Ontario’s first representative on the Ontario Asphalt P...
Labour
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Half-billion-dollar mixed-use development proposed for Niagara’s Vineland Station
An unsung pocket of Niagara wine country may be in the spotlight in the coming y...
Projects
Done: Expanded Trans Mountain pipeline launches May 1
Four-and-a-half years after construction began, one of Canada’s most controversi...
Infrastructure , Projects , Resource
Winnipeg promotes infill development to reduce affordable housing shortage
In his recent State of the City address, Winnipeg Mayor Scott Gillingham says lo...
Economic
Criminal charge laid in death of worker at underground jobsite in Mississauga
MISSISSAUGA, ONT. - Peel Police recently announced they have arrested and charge...
OH&S
Federal budget introduces, elaborates on clean technology tax credit plans
The 2024 federal budget is re-emphasizing the government’s commitment to a globa...
Government , Resource
Top 10 major upcoming Residential and Transportation Terminal construction projects – U.S. – April 2024
The accompanying tables show the top 10 largest upcoming Residential and Transpo...
Projects
New housing spending dominates Budget 2024
Federal Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland reiterated her government’s recent he...
Economic , Government , Projects
Top 10 major upcoming High-Rise Residential and Transportation construction projects – Canada – April 2024
The accompanying tables show the top 10 largest upcoming High-Rise Residential a...